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#### i think i have overtrained again.....i should take a few days of rest....

it skips sometimes with my old chain too while im pedaling, doesnt happed during taps or other moves, only when cruising around i guess viz sprockets belong to the bin, going to get BT sprocket

some controlled riding there and btw vimeo is on private

cant make my chain any shorter i tried my old kmc kool which is a bit wider and its seemed to work with this one, so the problem was in the chain (too narrow for this cog) ill try to ride a bit now....going to buy new chain tomorrow

i cant even pedal with my hand while holding the bike up in the air.....maybe taking out 1 link will help... and both the chain and cog are new

got a new kmc kool chain and viz 15t sprocket but they dont work, they skip the chain goes on the teeth of the sprocket ive never seen anything like it i made a drawing quickly in paint because its easier than putting it into words lol i already tried oil, didnt help any clue how to fix it?

nope he isnt very heavy i have gained 5kg with gym training and im much faster and more explosive and my riding has gone a lot better both strenght and stamina

some huge sidehops there!

and youre doing gym through the whole year? every part of my body has been improving except quads, my vertical and squat are the only things which havent improved so im going to try training quads only once a week and see what happens btw have you ever measured your vertical? i guess its around 90cm/35inch?

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=kGQfTgqQBok very motivating imo, some big jumps in the video too

Damon how often do you ride and go to gym per week? currently im doing 4 days per week in gym and 3 days riding. i dont ride on the day when i train legs and i train upper body a few hours after riding

i heard that my hotel is quite in the center of the city so thats a good thing i guess? most of the riding spots should be there?

im going to visit London in spring with my class and id like to see some trials riders there while others are bored in the museums does any of the TGS kings live in London? i think i cant get my bike with me but ill try to

yeah olympic lifting is good for explosiveness watch this and you will believe http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=UoCZne0g-e8

you can try high intensity interval running (google for HIIT training)) if you find jogging boring, its more useful for trials too i think

wow that was impressive! edit: whats the name of the song?

no problem! just dont get too greedy and overtrain i did it once and lost 1,5kg of bodyweight and about 10% of my power 10% power loss = 10% jumping loss i got it back with about a week, first had a rest for a few days and did 1 week of easy training recovery is the key!

sounds like the difference is hardly noticed so i will get them! thanks for your replies!

how does the pure fork feel compared to urban? im riding urban with disc now but i want to try front v brake out and the nearest shop only has pure forks with V mounts so will the pure fork be too flexy and feel bad compared to urban? thanks!

i wouldnt say that yet, lets see what will damon show us in his next video, he probably got some new ideas and inspiration to go even bigger

for trials the best thing to do is squats, about 80% of your jumping power comes from thighs, squats also make your balance better and it trains your lower back and a lot more muscles in your body. you can start with 3 sets 10 reps deadlifts are also good for trials because you use your lower back in most of trials moves (gaps, taps, pedal ups etc.) hamstrings are also important im doing this at first you can help with your hands and later you can even add some weightsand do something for your calves like calf raises on one leg you also need to eat healthy food and A LOT, im eating 4-6 meals every day + some smaller meals and snacks. drink water instead of soda and dont drink much juices its better to eat fruits than drink their sugar 3x10 squats 2x6 deadlifts 3x10 glute ham raise 3x20 calf raise (per leg) (70-90% of max weight is the best to improve strenght) dont train too much 2x a week is enough with 2 days of rest between workouts with 2 weeks you will notice extra centimeters in your sidehops oh and change your workouts after about 3 weeks because when your body gets used to it you wont get any better, its the same with heavy bikes it works at first but later it will only have negative effect good luck! edit: i forgot to add that plyometrics are also useful, im doing some plyometric excersises before weight training

huge tap at the end! good powerful riding

what was on his back at the start? weights? good rider!

Burton is a beast! id like to see a video of him

impressive for your age! keep it up!